Spiked Thyme (Thymbra spicata L.)

Spiked Thyme (Thymbra spicata L.)

Arabic names: زعتر سبلة، ثِمبرَة سُنبُليَّة، زعتر فارسي، زعيتمان، سباله

Edibility and usage

• Edibility: Delicious
• Edible parts: Leaves
• Preparation: Herbal tea; Pickled
• Blooming period: April to July
• Foraging period: March to July
• Seed collection period: July to October

Potential medicinal uses

• Antimicrobial
• Aromatic
• Tonic
• Vulnerary

Description

• Perenniality: Perennial
• Petal colours: Crimson; Pink
• Leaf type: Entire
• Life form: Chamaephyte

Scientific data

• Genus: Thymbra
• Family: Lamiaceae
• IUCN: Least concern

Text courtesy of Green Southerners Association